I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.

The architecture we remember is that which never consoles or comforts us.

If you want to show a picture, just show it - don't spend too much time arranging it.

Architecture is definitely a political act.

The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.

I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'

The best clients in the world are the people who cause you to struggle.

Architects design houses. I live in a home.

The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.

I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.

I am not a finisher, I am a starter. And I am always thinking, what is the next project.

Stop looking for that perfect person, look at the positive sides of who you know and you wil find unexpected perfection.

Every morning I read the obituaries. If it ain't there I make myself a cup of tea and carry on like I have the past century or so.

In the face of great challenges, you can choose to live reactively as a victim, or choose to proactively take control, with awareness and accountability.

I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.

I became this guy that does drum programming, and I don't want to be that guy anymore. I don't want to sit in front of my computer for 18 hours programming 16 bars of music.

Comandante Fidel Castro is a gifted communicator. He is a brilliant, brilliant mind. But the thing that struck me most about him was he was not a "nationalist."

Between the subject and the object lies the value.

What better job is there for a 17-year-old girl than being in a pop group?

I don't feel I can speak with authority for many other people.

It is as important to cultivate your silence power as your word power.